Sense and My Sensibility

April 22nd, 2009 § 4 comments § permalink

Baldur Bjarnason: Ebooks and the Senses. I think that ebooks will take over the publishing industry due to their economic benefits. That said, there will be demand for certain books in print format because the benefits to the reading experience are unmatched. The book’s value as a memento comes at a distant, but still important, second place.

Doesn’t anybody love the feel of a book anymore? Read the rest of this entry »

Newton Redux?

October 9th, 2008 § Comments Off § permalink

… what am I going to do with all this left-over schadenfreude
I ask you?

“Many signs point to next week’s laptop announcement as being the world-beater we’ve been waiting for,” says The New York Times. Brian Hayashi: “Apple will come full circle with a mobile device that acts like an inexpensive laptop.”

Something hot is going to happen. Though by god, the curves have been slow to meet. Okay, slower than I would have liked. I thought the time for a pocket-tablet-touch-internet-thingie was at least five years ago. Man, that Steve is a slow worker. However. He’s got this thing about doing it right. Meticulous—the byword of a certain presidential candidate, too.

Actually it’s heartening, in this piece-of-crap world. I’m surprised all those alleged McCain fans aren’t even curious to see the New. The well-crafted President. Who takes his time and gets things right. What an organization. Read the rest of this entry »

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